Showing posts with label Julianne Moore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Julianne Moore. Show all posts

Friday, April 17, 2015

Guess who made Time Magazine's Top 100 Influential People? And then guess who didn't.

Julianne Moore as described by fashion designer, director, and now Time Magazine contributor Tom Ford: 

Fearless. That is the first word that comes to mind when I think of Julianne Moore. Of course, the words beautiful, elegant, smart, loyal and steadfast can be used to describe her too. 

I was fortunate enough to witness Julianne’s incredible skill as an actress firsthand when we worked together on a film that I directed called A Single Man. I remember looking through the camera lens before the first take and realizing that she projects something very rare: an actual luminosity that is dazzling in life and that can be captured on film. This is the difference between an actor and a star. 

Julianne’s character off set is just as magnetic as her onscreen presence. She has an inner beauty that will never fade. She is down to earth and real. For my 50th birthday we went white-water rafting in Idaho, where we had no baths or toilets for five days. She seemed just as comfortable in the wilderness, stripped of the trappings of stardom, as she is in front of the camera. 

Julianne is one of the greatest actresses working today, but she’s also a wonderful human being. I am honored to call her my friend.

Well that is a rather glowing description. However it seems to fit the talented individual we have been hearing about for all of these years.

There are equally glowing descriptions (And some not so glowing descriptions.) of 99 more influential Titans, Pioneers, Artists, Leaders, and Icons. These include such eclectic choices such as Lorne Michaels, Janet Yellen, Emma Watson, Amy Schumer, Chris Pratt, Tim McGraw, John Oliver, Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin, Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton, Kim Jong Un, and even, believe it or not, Kim Kardashian along with many others.

However one name missing from the list, as it has since 2010, is Sarah Louise Palin.

You know it's almost as if constantly teasing that you might consider running for high office, and then never actually going through with it, while repeatedly taking to Facebook in an obvious attempt get attention by attacking more accomplished people than yourself, over time diminishes your credibility in some way.

But that would mean the entire Sarah Palin model for continued relevance was flawed in some way.

And that can't be right. Can it?

Thursday, January 29, 2015

New article in the Hollywood reporter might make conservatives dislike Julianne Moore even more. If such a thing is possible.

It is quite a wide ranging article that covers much of Moore's history, points of view, and introduction to acting. I found it pretty interesting and suggest that you read it in its entirety.

However for the purposes of this post I thought I would focus on the revelations that are sure to irritate the crap out of the conservatives.

First there is this portion about Moore's feelings about God:  

She says she doesn't believe in God and has a strong sense that meaning is imposed on a chaotic world. "I learned when my mother died five years ago that there is no 'there' there," she reflects. 

"Structure, it's all imposed. We impose order and narrative on everything in order to understand it. Otherwise, there's nothing but chaos."

I could not agree more.

Then as if that were not enough there are also Moore's feelings on Planned Parenthood and gun control:

Despite her ease, she doesn't want for strong opinions and has drawn angry responses to her tweets in favor of Planned Parenthood and gun control. "I get more reactions on Twitter about gun safety than anything else," she says. "I don't understand how we're threatening the Second Amendment because we're talking about gun safety rules. That, to me, is really shocking."

You know for some reason hearing this just makes this role all the more satisfying to me.


 (P.S. The photo above was recently included in a Facebook post where Palin expressed irritation that a magazine mocking her teasing about a presidential bid used it instead of an actual picture of her and McCain.)

To be fair the article does include this paragraph:

Liberal politically, Moore developed a degree of human sympathy for Sarah Palin, whom she played in HBO's 2012 adaptation of the real-life political thriller Game Change, a role that won her an Emmy. 

See conservatives, she's not such a bad egg.

Of course the article then follows that up with this:

As to Palin's response, "She was very scornful of it; she claims she never saw it, but we're virtually certain she did," says John Heilemann, co-author of "Game Change."

Oh yeah, she definitely saw it. 

Well this article may inspire more conservatives to avoid Julianne Moore movies in the future, but that is their loss because I understand that this new movie, "Still Alice," is quite incredible.

Of course I have always been a fan of Julianne Moore, and this interview has done nothing but increase my admiration.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Julianne Moore explains why she agreed to play Sarah Palin in the HBO movie "Game Change."

These remarks are from a Hollywood Reporter roundtable with  Reese Witherspoon, Patricia Arquette, Amy Adams, Hilary Swank, Laura Dern and Felicity Jones. Among who. by the way, are some of my favorite actors.

During the conversation the host asks Moore why she said "yes to Sarah Palin."

Moore responds with, "It was a great story, it was a great story. And I think.."

Witherspoon: "You were amazing."

Moore: "But by yourself, just with the character I wouldn't have known..what's the story, what's the story? I mean she was charismatic, very interesting, new political figure, that we did not know much about. And Jay Roach, who Laura and I both worked with, and Danny Strong kind of...you know...they managed to create, well you know it was a true, it was a true story, but they managed to encapsulate this narrative and tell the story of her rise and fall in the Republican party. Or actually not fall, she exited, is really what she did."

On playing her Moore says, "Everybody knew her voice, everybody knew her mannerisms, and she wouldn't go away. You know she was very, very present."

Boy ain't that the truth?

And yes it was a true story.

Whenever anybody asks me if Julianne Moore exaggerated Sarah Palin for dramatic effect, I always respond with an emphatic "NO." Because in fact much of what is portrayed in Game Change were things that we had heard about her from friends and family members, but this was the first time that the public at large was getting to see the lunacy for themselves.

I think Julianne Moore did a brilliant job, which of course is why won an Emmy.

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Since you all enjoyed that Game Change clip from yesterday here is more. This one entitled "Sarah Palin's WTF Moments."

What I think it really funny about this is that we have seen Palin in actual interviews express that exact same ignorance and lack of intelligence, and yet her supporters continue to claim that the producers of the movie smeared her.

No, in fact as somebody pointed out the other day, they actually treated her much better than she deserves.

Saturday, August 09, 2014

After hearing that Nicolle Wallace would be getting the hosting gig on The View, and not Sarah Palin, I got a little nostalgic for the HBO movie Game Change and thought I would share this with you this fine Saturday morning.

Let me just say as somebody who has been covering Palin for almost seven years now, I think there is NO doubt that this scene played out in real life almost exactly like this.

This is exactly what we would expect from an egomaniac like Palin, and since she refuses to accept "no" for an answer there is no doubt that she pushed it until McCain himself shot her ass down.

Damn didn't Julianne Moore do an excellent job?

Friday, August 23, 2013

Screenwriter Danny Strong states that his movie. "Game Change," was the most sympathetic, empathetic portrayal of [Sarah Palin] that exists period."

The Huffington Post invited screenwriter Danny Strong to an interview about his big new movie "The Butler." However talk soon turned to ANOTHER movie he worked on, "Game Change."

Courtesy of HuffPo:

Addressing criticism that the film received for its perceived politicized portrayal of Palin, Strong told Hill, "I disagree with the statement that half the country views 'Game Change' as a hit job on Sarah Palin. I actually think it's a very very small group of people. I think anyone who's fair-minded can go into that movie and see that the film is completely fair." 

Pointing to right wing extremists, he added, "I think there's a fringe group in both parties. And I think there's a fringe group on the Right that's quite loud and quite vocal. And I think that they make people think they represent 50 percent of the country, but I think they represent five percent of the country." 

Strong maintained, "I think that film was completely fair to Sarah Palin, and there was a lot of sentiment that it was the most sympathetic, empathetic portrayal of her that exists period."

You know considering the stuff that the movie left out, and comparing it to "The Lies of Sarah Palin,"The Rogue," and "Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin," I would have to agree that a movie which depicts her as an undereducated, combative narcissist, who blamed everybody around her for her own shortcomings WAS probably the most sympathetic, empathetic portrayal that exists of her.

Of course we COULD compare it to the books written by her, her family, or biographers who never looked beyond the surface, to discover WHO they were actually writing about, but really why bother?

I also agree with Strong in that there is really only a fringe group that has a problem with Game Change, and that it only represents perhaps five percent of the country, I would even suggest that the number is even lower these days.

We know the HBO movie received huge ratings, swept the awards for that year, and won its star Julianne Moore her first prime time Emmy.  So yeah, I would say it was far less than 50 percent of the American people who viewed Game Change as an unfair "hit job on Sarah Palin."

Though, to be honest, undoubtedly a number of people tuned in HOPING that it was a hit job.

I know I did.

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Juliane Moore to be cast as yet ANOTHER villain. I swear once you play Sarah Palin you are typecast forever!

"Evil? You don't know what evil is. Try playing this lunatic!"
Courtesy of Atlantic Wire:  

Well, Sarah Palin herself won't be playing the pivotal role of President Alma Coin in the third (and, yes, fourth) Hunger Games films, but the woman who played her to so much acclaim, Julianne Moore, just might—and in full-on Palin fashion.

Deadline's Mike Fleming Jr. reports that Lionsgate and director Francis Lawrence are honing in on Moore to play Coin, the duplicitous leader of Panem's rebellion and president of the mysterious District 13. It's pretty much perfect casting. Moore, as we learned from her Emmy-winning performance as Palin in HBO's Game Change, is great at brining out the best in the sleazier elements from politicians, and Coin is definitely sleazy, using heroine Katniss for her own ulterior motives. The character—minor spoiler alert—is ultimately responsible for one of the most tragic and surprising deaths in the book. 

Of course this follows up Moore's recent turn as the batshit crazy bible thumping mother from hell in the soon to be released remake of Stephen King's Carrie.

 Here is what Moore had to say about that Palinesue role:She told SFX magazine:

"It's impossible not to be scary as this character. She is terrifying. I think any time you encounter a parent being cruel it's terrifying and that's the bottom line. If you think about being a child or an adolescent, you are relatively powerless." 

What can I say, once you start playing deranged lunatics who are constantly placing children in danger it's just hard to stop the momentum.

However I have to say, that as terrifying as Coin and Margaret White, are they will STILL pale in comparison to the Lunatic from Lake Lucille. Because THAT unnatural creature still walks among us.

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Julianne Moore about to play another crazy woman, talks about the last crazy woman she played, Sarah Palin.

Courtesy of the Daily Mail:

Oscar-nominated actress Julianne Moore had kind words for polarizing politician Sarah Palin, whom she portrayed in last year's political drama Game Change. 

Moore, 52, won critical acclaim for her portrayal of vice-presidential candidate Palin in the HBO film based on the 2008 United States presidential election. 

'I think whatever you do, you have to have a real amount of compassion for your character as a human being,' said Moore, adding that she felt Palin's situation was untenable. 

The red-haired beauty noted that Palin put up a fight and worked hard on the campaign trail. 

'She had an incredible natural charisma and a crazy innate confidence,' Moore said. 

I find myself somewhat amazed that Moore did such a good job of portraying Palin in "Game Change" when she seems to fundamentally misunderstand just how deeply psychotic the woman truly is.  Though, to be charitable, it could simply be that Moore does not want to turn off Palin supporters who might turn up to see her NEXT movie in which she portrays the mother in the remake of "Carrie," based on one of my favorite Stephen King books of all time.

Interestingly enough this character is yet ANOTHER religiously driven lunatic who tries to control her daughter by shutting her off from the world and shaming her into submitting to her will. Sound familiar?

In the end (Spoiler alert) things don't go well for the mother and she meets a fate that should make Sarah Palin very happy that her daughters do not possess similar telekinetic capabilities.

If they did it might not ONLY be canned goods bouncing off that refrigerator in Wasilla.

By the way I have to wonder if the authors of this article did not pick up on the similarities between Sarah Palin and Moore's new character Margaret White.

Because THAT would explain the picture they chose to represent Palin on their page.

Do not, repeat do not, stare into her eyes!

Monday, January 28, 2013

After winning an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her performance in "Game Change" now Jullianne Moore can also add a SAG award to her collection.

Courtesy of the Examiner:

Actress Julianne Moore has won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for her role in "Game Change" on Jan. 27 at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, Calif. The Screen Actors Guild Awards are presented by SAG-AFTRA and honor the best performances in film and television. Tonight’s show broadcast around the world from the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium. 

This is the first Screen Actors Guild Award win and tenth nomination for Julianne Moore. The actress has also won a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy for her performance in "Game Change." 

Wow Moore was up against some pretty impressive actresses in competition for this award including Nicole Kidman, Alfre Woodard, Sigourney Weaver, Charlotte Rampling. None of these can be considered lightweights, yet after ten nomination it was this performance that inspired her fellow actors to give it Julianne Moore.

So much for the oft repeated claim that this move was a bunch of lies, and that it was ill received by audiences or critics. Sounds like it, and Moore's performance. more than impressed just about everybody.

You know I wonder I there is a place that sells insurance policies on Wasilla refrigerators?

P.S. You can see the video of Julianne Moore accepting this award by clicking here.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Handful of Sarah Palin defenders, and daughter, fuming that people who make jokes about her, or play her in movies they don't like, keep getting awards!

After Julianne Moore  and Game Change won their awards the other day, I was actually waiting for the Grizzled Mama to rear her road kill bewigged head and roar from the asylum on the dead lake, but, you know, nothing.

Instead what I found was a cupful of urine tossed their by the Sea O'Pee:

Can someone please give Moore and Harris a copy of “Undefeated”, Steve Bannon’s documentary (read: fact filled, historically based film)? Sadly, Moore still lives under the liberal rocks otherwise known as Hollywood and Manhattan: 

"In her acceptance speech, Moore thanked comedian Tina Fey and former CBS anchor Katie Couric for making “a significant difference in the 2008 election.” Fey famously mocked Palin on Saturday Night Live, and Couric won plaudits for an interview with Palin in which the vice presidential nominee seemed flustered and unprepared."

And then give her a copy of Governor Palin’s book, Going Rogue, and Chuck Heath Sr. and Chuck Heath Jr.’s book, Our Sarah. Perhaps then she will fully grasp the errors of her thinking.

Yes, what reliable reference materiel THAT would be.

The only person even vaguely connected to Palin these days to speak out publicly about the awards, was Palin's house boy and loyal butt sniffer Jason Recher. Who said this to CNN:

"It comes as no surprise that the Hollywood Foreign Press recognized another Hollywood group, HBO, for their work of fiction and awarded a prize for best fictional filmmaking,” Recher told CNN. “The reality was an original American story, not a screenplay by people who only imagined events to fit their fiction." 

"The media is reporting last night was Hollywood shining the light on and celebrating women,” he said. “It’s clear however they only celebrate women who fit their political ideology. Women who don’t conform to their liberal values are torn down in terribly harsh ways - a clear double standard which was awarded last night.” 

Yes Hollywood should cover for a person's incredible ignorance and lack of preparation in order to "celebrate" women on both sides of the political aisle. Good call that.

Now the only Palin family member to make a statement recently was Bristol, who was too distracted by the fact that HER nemesis, David Letterman, had told Oprah that he was not REALLY apologetic over a joke he tried to tell about Bristol that, appeared at least, to accidentally be about her sister Willow instead:

In other words, he only apologized so he could continue to make fun of my family. He didn’t mean to joke about Willow being raped, after all. He meant to joke about me being knocked up. Now, that’s a real knee-slapper. 

A notorious liberal, David Letterman’s lack of sorrow for his child rape “joke” shows just how pro-women his politics really are. 


Yes Bristol that was only FOUR years ago, so of course why would anybody expect you to get over it and move on? After all outrage over how the Palin clan is treated is your family's bread and butter.

Isn't that why everybody but Trig has written a book? To "set the record straight?"

Only it seems that every time we read one of these books we are left saying, "That's even worse than I thought!" or "Wait, so reality is only as a Palin family member defines it?"

Oh you Palin people, what WILL you do with yourselves when people finally stop making jokes about that family and nobody even remembers what a fucked up bunch of redneck hillbillies they were?

Update: I alluded to this in the headline but forgot to include it, but I also think that one of the reasons that Brancy brought up this whole David Letterman thing is because he was also recently honored at the Kennedy Center. (Probably didn't help that Tina Fey was the one who did his presentation.)

Monday, January 14, 2013

"Game Change" walks away with three Golden Globe awards. Including one for Julianne Moore as "Best Actress in a TV movie."

"Game Change" won three of the five Golden Globes it was nominated for, including "Best TV Movie" and "Best Actress in a TV Movie."

In his acceptance speech, while contemplating Moore's performance, director Hal Roach sent a little zinger Sarah Palin's way:  

“Now with you and Tina Fey, we have three of the most incredible impersonations of Sarah Palin,” Roach said, “counting Sarah Palin.”

(You can see his acceptance of the best picture award here)

During HER acceptance speech, Julianne Moore could not resist giving a shout out to Katie Couric and Tina Fey for making a "significant difference in the 2008 elections."

(Oh you just know there was a fresh ding in that Wasilla refrigerator after THAT comment!)

Here is Julianne Moore's acceptance speech in its entirety.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Authors of "Game Change" prepare for sequel, as actors in HBO movie based on their book receive awards.

Courtesy of TV Newser:

 The authors of the book Game Change are working on a follow-up to their 2010 best-seller called Double Down: Game Change 2012. HBO, which aired a made-for-TV movie based on the first book, has already optioned the sequel for a movie. 

John Heileman and Mark Halperin will release Double Down: Game Change 2012 in Fall 2013. It will, not surprisingly, focus on the 2012 Presidential campaign between President Obama and Mitt Romney.

Okay I don't know about all of you, but I am going to watch the HELL out of this!

Even though we JUST finished celebrating Obama's victory and are now focusing on the life outside of politics, I am still quite fascinated with the behind the scenes stories of what happened in this last election cycle.

After all I thought there would not be much that I would find surprising about Sarah Palin in the original Game Change and boy was I wrong!

Speaking of the original book and the HBO movie based on it, there are apparently some more accolades coming to the actors that gave those riveting performances.

Courtesy of Politico:

Just one day after news of their next “Game Change” book, more good news for the book’s authors: The HBO movie based on their book, “Game Change,” picked up three nominations from the Screen Actor’s Guild, which were announced Wednesday in Los Angeles. 

Woody Harrelson was nominated for “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries” (he portrayed McCain strategist Steve Schmidt). Ed Harris was nominated in the same category for his portrayal of Sen. John McCain. Julianne Moore was nominated for “Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries” (she portrayed Palin). 

(Insert obligatory Wasilla refrigerator reference here.)

Is today a great day to be covering politics and the Palin family or what?

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Planned Parenthood release new ad. "Yes We Plan."

Courtesy of TPM:  

Planned Parenthood Action Fund released a video titled "Yes We Plan" on Tuesday, inspired by Will.i.am's 2008 Obama video "Yes We Can," urging voters to protect women's health issues by re-electing President Obama. Featuring celebrities Julianne Moore, Mary J. Blige and Q-Tip, the video mimics the original with people in the video repeating Obama's speeches -- except this time words about health care and reproductive issues. The words "plan to vote" appear on the screen at the end of the video. 

"Millions of women rely on Planned Parenthood for their basic health care," Julianne Moore said in a statement provided by Planned Parenthood Action Fund. "And it is up to us—to every woman across the country — to support the only presidential candidate who gets this."

Okay that was pretty powerful and definitely lays out the argument for why women should support our President.  However it will never replace the amazing 2008 effort by Will I Am, which may have been one of the most power videos I have ever seen.

Even today it causes a catch in my throat.

Thursday, October 04, 2012

Bristol Palin completes her metamorphoses into her mother, and then claims that people want her dead. Where have I heard THAT before?

Courtesy of Hollywood Gossip:  

Yes, Bristol says she's receiving regular death threats this fall. 

“People have such opinions about me. It's like ‘I hate you, I want you dead and I want to shoot my TV,’” she explains of her public perception. “I don't read any of it." (And yet she can quote it from memory?)


And today we now learn that a "suspicious package" suddenly arrived right on cue, which now gives weight to Bristol's claims of death threats:

A suspicious package sent to the CBS studio lot yesterday (Oct. 3) contained a threatening note regarding Bristol Palin, TMZ reports. 

According to a studio source, the package contained a white powdery substance (later found to be harmless) and a note "that read something like, 'This is what will happen to you if Bristol Palin stays on [the show].'" 

You know I have been hearing about death threats directed toward the Palin girls for years. The Grizzled Mama claimed in her book that her girls were threatened with "gang rape" while they were living in Juneau, but that turned out to be a complete fabrication. So I sort of take EVERY other threat since then with a HUGE grain of salt.

While it may not be completely unreasonable to think that DWTS fans are upset enough with this phony to do something truly nasty like this, it is also EXTREMELY convenient. (Seriously has anybody ELSE ever received this kind of threat?)

This may sound somewhat conspiratorial but I would certainly not put it past Bristol to pull a stunt like this for attention. (Just think back to all of the times Sarah cried wolf in the past.)

After all Bristol IS her mother's daughter.

Though actually to be honest I am having trouble seeing where the Mama Grizzly ends, and the rabid surgically sculpted grizzly cub begins.


For instance what the hell is up with the new glasses?

Does Bristol actually need them now, or is she simply channeling her mother? Who also by the way does not need the glasses SHE wears!


As per Frank Bailey's book Palin had laser surgery on her eyes, but wore her fake glasses "to appear smart." Of course most of US realized a while ago that it was really an attempt to distract from Palin's wonky eye.

Speaking of appearances, Bristol also had this to say in another interview:

Bristol also commented to E! News about Julianne Moore's famous comment about Sarah Palin at the Emmys this year. Moore said Sarah Palin gave her a "big thumbs down" on her performance in the movie Game Change, in which Moore played Palin during her time as John McCain's running mate in the 2008 election. And the younger Palin agrees with her mom. 

"I don't think she's a good interpreter of my mom. I think my mom is way hotter than that," Bristol said. "I think she doesn't have that accent. It's kind of silly, but my mom's awesome."

Well I have SEEN Bristol attempt to act so I understand her confusion with how the process works. But see Julianne Moore was NOT trying to be a good "interpreter" for Sarah Palin (Though after hearing many of her speeches I can say unequivocally that she really needs one!), Moore was acting the PART of Sarah Palin. Which she did well enough to earn an Emmy. So put that in your pipe and smoke it, ya little shit. (And remember I have seen pictures of you smoking a pipe.)

And as for Sarah Palin being "way hotter" than Julianne Moore?



Not on her BEST day would that ever be true.

Remember Moore had to undergo over two hours of makeup every day to make herself unattractive enough to play Sarah Palin.

And STILL she fell short in that regard.

P.S. Speaking of metamorphoses did all you catch this bizarre transformation from one of Palin's interviews yesterday?

Holy crap! Welp I guess I'll be stocking up on silver bullets.

(Hat tip to Alaskan Dave Down Under for the gif.)

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Chris Matthews interviews "Game Change" director Jay Roach.

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I have to say that I was a little disappointed in how much of the Palin mythology even Jay Roach buys into.

Her high poll numbers, her basketball skills, her success with the oil companies, are pretty much all bullshit, and yet even critics are simply not aware of how hard she worked to create this false image of herself.

Just think of how much MORE devastating the HBO movie would have been if they had known the REAL truth.

Oh well, I tried!

Monday, September 24, 2012

Game Change won four Emmys last night! Including one for Julianne Moore's amazing portrayal of a certain half term Alaskan quitter. Update!

"I feel so validated because Sarah Palin gave me a big thumbs down."

BEST line of the night.

Game Change went on to win a total of four Emmys.

This according to the LA Times:

If Sarah Palin was watching the 64th annual Emmy Awards on ABC, she probably wasn’t clapping. HBO’s “Game Change,” about then-Alaska Gov. turned Republican vice presidential nominee, won for best miniseries or movie, director, writing and best actress for Julianne Moore, who played Palin. 

I have to say that was AMAZING considering the competition.

By the way doesn't Ms. Moore clean up well despite having to crawl inside the skin of that lunatic?

Update: Here is a little more about last night from USA Today:

Moore went on to thank the hair and makeup artists "who transformed me physically every day for two hours" and the dialect coach "who was so patient with me." 

Backstage, reports USA TODAY's Marco della Cava, Moore was asked whether she was anticipating any response from Palin for her Emmy win. 

"I really don't know," said Moore. "It's not about Sarah but about our political process. In an election year it's all about how we pick our leaders, which is what made it interesting to do this movie." 

She also said she regrets not mentioning two other people in her acceptance speech. 

"I wanted to give a shout out to Tina Fey and Katie Couric, they were really influential in the 2008 election, and I'm sorry I didn't say anything."

You know I think it's safe to say that Ms. Moore is NO Sarah Palin fan.  And considering what she learned about the Tundra Turd to play this role who can blame her?

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Now for something just a little different. An Emmy Award Show Open Thread.

Courtesy of the LA Times:

 "Game Change," "Hatfields & McCoys," "Hemingway & Gellhorn," Luther," "Sherlock" and "American Horror Story"were nominated Thursday morning for best miniseries or movie at this year's 64th Primetime Emmy Awards. 

Adapted from the 2010 book "Game Change," the HBO political drama follows former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's path during the 2008 presidential campaign. Julianne Moore stars as Palin with Ed Harris as Sen. John McCain and Woody Harrelson as campaign strategist Steve Schmidt. 

I usually only pay minimal attention to the Emmy's (I enjoy the Oscars somewhat more.) however my daughter is a huge fan and watches it pretty much every year with her friends.

However for some reason, and I simply have no idea why, THIS year's Emmy ceremony is of much more interest to me than those in the past.

No seriously I have a lot of favorites, from "American Horror Story" (one of the few made for TV horror series that is TRULY scary.), to "The Big Bang Theory" (That Sheldon Cooper character cracks me up every time!), to "Game of Thrones" (What's NOT to love?), that I am rooting for this year.

But of course the one I am the most interested in watching win a whole slew of Emmys (They are nominated for 12!) is "Game Change."

Especially since I am pretty sure that every win will be accompanied by the sound of Sarah Palin winging a can of moose stew against a refrigerator somewhere in...where is she now?

Oh that's right, Las Vegas. (Warning link goes to pro-Palin site.)

Yeah, you know I think I like the Julianne Moore version of Sarah Palin MUCH better than the real thing.

Though for that matter I also liked the Tina Fey version better.

What am I saying? I even like THIS one better than the real thing.

Well anyhow for all of you who will be watching right along with me, THIS is the place to root for your favorites, bitch about who SHOULD have won, and of course the place to gleefully mock Palin every time Game Change wins yet another trophy.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

HBO's "Game Change" nominated for twelve, count them TWELVE, Emmy's!

"You mean I'm STILL not acting insane enough?"
Courtesy of Politico:  

HBO’s “Game Change,” a film based on the 2008 presidential campaign, has been nominated for 12 Emmys, including “Outstanding Miniseries or Movie,” it was announced Thursday. 

Julianne Moore earned a nomination for her portrayal of Sarah Palin, as did Woody Harrelson for his depiction of Republican strategist Steve Schmidt, Ed Harris for his portrayal of Sen. John McCain, and Sarah Paulson for playing Nicolle Wallace. 

Director Jay Roach earned a nomination along with Danny Strong, who wrote the script based on the book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann. “Game Change” was also nominated for “Outstanding Casting for a Drama,” “Outstanding Cinematography for a Minseries or Movie,” “Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie,” “Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special” and “Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie.” 

The nominations for “Game Change” mark a continued run of success for the two-hour movie, which premiered to an impressive 2.1 million viewers in March, and many more in subsequent repeats, making it one of HBO’s most successful original movies ever. 

The film’s success came despite an aggressive counter campaign from Sarah Palin and her supporters. Palin’s SuperPAC — SarahPAC — put out it’s own video that spoofed what it called the movie’s “false narrative” with a highlight reel of some of the film’s key players praising Palin when her star suddenly emerged at the 2008 Republican National Convention. 

Okay you can't see it right now, but I am grinning ear to ear. I had NO doubt that this film would do very well, and I have to go back and laugh at the Palin supporters who CONSTANTLY claimed, multiple times right here on this blog, that NOBODY was watching this film and that it was full of lies.

Of course for those of us well versed in "Palin-speak" we knew that what they were actually saying was "EVERYBODY is watching this damn movie and it is full of truths that we don't want anybody to see. Make it stop! Make it stop! For God's sake just make it stop!"

There are not many times that I ever REALLY want to be a fly on the wall inside the Palin reeducation center and birthing rooms, but this is one time that I would dearly love to be there as they read off the winners on Emmy night.

"Twelve nominations! Holy shit!"


(Insert your own dented refrigerator joke here.)
 
P.S. Here is the PDF with all of the nominees.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Tina Fey on Julianne Moore's performance in Game Change. "I hope I get invited out to hand her an Emmy."

Courtesy of the Hollywood Reporter:

Fey returned from 30 Rock to SNL to give a much-celebrated impression of Sarah Palin during the 2008 election, which had been the defining interpretation of the politico until Julianne Moore took on the part in HBO's much more serious TV movie, Game Change. 

"Oh my gosh, I just saw it. It was fantastic! She was so good. I thought she was good," Fey exclaimed. "I hope I get invited out to hand her an Emmy. I would like to volunteer to be a presenter in that category."

I like how Fey just ASSUMES that Moore will get the Emmy. Not even really a question in her mind.

And I have to agree!  I have now seen Game Change about four times altogether and Moore's performance never stops being remarkable. And seeing Tina Fey hand Julianne Moore that trophy would be amazing!

I swear I would embed the video of that presentation on this blog and have it play in a continuous loop, knowing that every time it did there would be yet another can ricocheting off of a refrigerator by dead lake in Wasilla.